Technala . s were, for Uncle Jack and Miss Janet were there, together ofcourse. As soon as everybody had been kissed and laughed and cried over. Mothersettled down with an arm around each of the children. Their hearts sank, for they knew she would ask them how they had kept their promise, .lust then Uncle .lackand Miss Janet came to tell Mother something. They wanted to tel] Mother first,they said, because it was through Billys and Gustys help that the beautiful state ofaffairs had come to pass. Billy and Gusty listened in indignation. Helped indeed!They had dour all they could to prevent it;
Technala . s were, for Uncle Jack and Miss Janet were there, together ofcourse. As soon as everybody had been kissed and laughed and cried over. Mothersettled down with an arm around each of the children. Their hearts sank, for they knew she would ask them how they had kept their promise, .lust then Uncle .lackand Miss Janet came to tell Mother something. They wanted to tel] Mother first,they said, because it was through Billys and Gustys help that the beautiful state ofaffairs had come to pass. Billy and Gusty listened in indignation. Helped indeed!They had dour all they could to prevent it; and now. through no fault of theirs,Uncle .lack had become engaged, and they would be spanked for it. It was not what was Mother saying? Proud of them! Their brains reeled, hut thej submitted to being kissed, and took the praise as a matter of course. The ways of grown-ups are queer, and past childrens comprehension. Billy and Gustycould not understand how they escaped that spanking. E. Kixstler1 T. Scene From the Pageant
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